The pier on Nan'ao Island is just like it was when Lin Cha came to invest. At first glance, it can be seen that sea-going ships that have been poorly maintained for a long time are moored here, crowding the pier.

The boatmen were busy under the supervision of the supervisors and the Ming army. From time to time, they took out long maggot-like objects from the wood and threw them into the basin. The military camp outside the city was already full of beggars.

General men, some have disheveled hair, some have their hair tied up, and most of them have long hair piles with a braid hanging down on the back of their heads, which is very apparent at first glance. Of course, if you look carefully, you will see that

It can still be vaguely seen that the "clothes" that have long since changed color and lost their style, and in many places are just a bunch of strips of cloth, seem to still have a gray-blue background, so there is no need for those braids.

Zheng Chenggong and Chen Kai hurried back, and Chen Bao was already waiting on the dock. In addition to Chen Bao, there was also a young military general who was thirty-six or seventeen years old. If you just looked at his age, he was probably one of Chen Bao's subordinates.

However, this person is not inferior to Chen Bao at all in terms of momentum, and is even better, but he is also an anomaly.

"At the end of the day, the general will give blessings and pay homage to the surname of the country."

Wu Yibo was granted the title of Fu in March of the second year of Longwu. In the winter of the same year, he was ordered by Zheng Zhilong to lead the main force of the Zheng Group to surrender to the Qing Dynasty together with Cheng Jibo Zheng Zhibao. Later, when Zheng Zhibao retired, he led part of the Fujian Ming army.

Following Li Chengdong into Guangdong, he made great contributions to the conquest of Guangdong and even eastern Guangxi by "the Qing Dynasty".

But even so, Shi Fu did not obtain any title or position in the Qing court. He only served for the Qing court as Wu Yibo of the Longwu Dynasty to strangle the Ming army and rebels in the Yongli Dynasty. When Li Chengdong returned, Shi Fu

The headquarters was first split into two divisions, land and water, and stationed in separate areas. Then Li Chengdong exerted his power in the court. He was given the title of Duke Yanping by the Yongli court, and was directly "sent" to Fujian to regain the lost territory, and Shi Lang,

Like Huang Ting and others, they discarded them like worn-out shoes.

This incident happened in August of the second year of Yongli, but today is already the winter month of the third year of Yongli. It spans as long as one year and three months. Even Shi Lang, who traveled by land, had already arrived early.

He had joined Zheng Chenggong a year ago. When he first saw the report of Shi Fu's investment yesterday, Chen Kai thought carefully about it. He had been wandering at sea for a year. He even wondered if Shi Fu had drifted to Australia to play with kangaroos.

He was beaten so hard that he was so dizzy that he almost couldn't find his way back to Fujian.

"Uncle Shi, how late are you here?"

Chen Kai planned to ask Shi Fu, but in this situation, he didn't need to fight for his loyalty, so he simply watched Zheng Chenggong and Shi Fu chatting.

Shi Fu was Zheng Zhilong's central military general and his most trusted confidant. Among the Zheng Group back then, even today's Chen Bao and Hong Xu were far behind them. Compared with Shi Lang, Zheng Chenggong and Shi Fu were even more powerful.

Familiarity, talking about various past events, and expressions of emotion constantly appeared on the faces of the three people except Chen Kai, and even Chen Bao was often inferior.

Along the way, Chen Kai didn't talk much, and the others also had a tacit understanding not to ask where Shi Fu had been for more than a year. When he returned to the main town house, it was not yet time for the reception banquet, but Zheng Chenggong still pulled the Shi family

The uncle and nephew talked, while Chen Kai and Chen Bao kept company on the side, just waiting for dinner.

While chatting, Zheng Chenggong quickly mentioned the appointment of Shi Fu, but compared to Lin Cha, Shi Lang, and Zhou Rui, compared to these people, he was directly appointed as the chief military officer of a certain town.

Differently, Zheng Chenggong solicited Shi Fu's personal opinion on whether to continue with the naval division or switch to a land division. He could discuss any ideas he had.

However, Zheng Chenggong was kind enough to throw punches, but Shi Fu did not answer immediately. I thought it was him who needed time to think about it, but before Zheng Chenggong could say anything, Shi Fu stood up and said: "The country's surname is high in the end of the general, and it belongs to the end of the general."

It's an honor. It's just that the general is too old, so this matter of conquering all directions should be left to the young people."

After these words came out, everyone present changed their expressions. On the contrary, there was no difference in the faces of Zheng Chenggong and Shi Fu, the two people who were answering, as if what Shi Fu said was taken for granted.

The expressions of everyone present were all in Chen Kai's eyes, and this surprise was also the same for him. In fact, the problem here is very simple, because Shi Fu was born in 1612 AD, and he is only thirty-seven years old now.

That's all. Compared with his nephew Shi Lang, he is only nine years older. Compared with Chen Bao and Hong Xu, he is twelve and seven years younger respectively. He has just entered his prime, and is the age where he has a lot to do.

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Now Shi Lang is a general under Zheng Chenggong, and Chen Bao and Hong Xu are also in charge of affairs under Zheng Chenggong. As a close confidant of Zheng Zhilong, he came to join him in a desperate situation, but the implication of his words is that he has made up his mind to retire and give up.

It was clear that Che Ma was unwilling to work hard with Zheng Chenggong. This not only hurt Zheng Chenggong's face, but even Chen Bao showed an unhappy look on his face.

"Kangaroos are really powerful. They are worthy of being the overlords who punched Nanshan Nursing Home and kicked Beihai Kindergarten in Australia. They even beat Shi Fu to old age. I am convinced, convinced."

After Shi Fu said these words, Chen Kai was thinking a lot, Shi Lang was thoughtful, and Shi Xianze hurriedly tried to persuade him. However, Shi Fu had already made up his mind, and it was not something that others could persuade. Seeing this, Zheng Chenggong also expressed his respect for Shi Fu.

After understanding Fu's experience in the past three years, he said that he could build a mansion for Shi Fu in the area under his control and live in his old age. But in Chen Kai's eyes, Zheng Chenggong seemed to be very dissatisfied with this, but he didn't show it too much, and he

It is also because of several years of interaction and experience in meeting people and things in later generations that I can roughly feel this way.

The reception banquet was held as scheduled, and no one present showed anything strange except for the estrangement between Chen Bao and Shi Fu. When the reception banquet was over and everyone left, the uncles and nephews of the Shi family got together again and decided to

After getting through the wall without ears, I started to say something sincerely.

"Uncle, why do you want to retire so early?"

Shi Xian didn't know what he meant, but Shi Langze seemed to have understood the intention, but he didn't say it out loud, and wanted to see Shi Fu's true intentions. The result was as expected. On the one hand, Shi Fu was afraid that Shi Jiajun would attack Zheng Chenggong.

If the proportion of his subordinates is too high, it will give an impression of Zheng Chenggong's trust in Shi Lang. On the other hand, he is indeed unwilling to serve as a general under Zheng Chenggong.

"Honored Marquis, Marquis An, your brothers have been in the national army for a long time, so you should know how strong they are!"

How could Shi Lang not know what Shi Fu was referring to? He just thought about the wording and said to Shi Fu: "The troops with the surname of Guo are good at water warfare but not at land warfare. Even though they have been conquering cities and territories in Chaozhou for more than a year, it seems that

The momentum is booming, but it is just the good luck of the country. It just happened to be stuck in a golden opportunity when Guangdong was undergoing great changes and Fujian was struggling to survive. If it is really a fight with open swords and guns, let alone the powerful Eight Banners, I'm afraid it won't matter

Even Li Chengdong is far behind."

Similar words were mentioned by Shi Lang in his later years to Li Guangdi, an important minister of the Kangxi Dynasty, saying that Zheng Chenggong "led the naval troops who were accustomed to fighting on water but not on land. His parents and wives were all at sea, and they were a ragtag group of people who often became disloyal. When the troops of this dynasty were first launched, the strength of the troops was

You are sharp, you have already made a strong statement, how can you defeat him?"

In fact, Zheng Chenggong only had about ninety subordinates when he started his business. After taking over Chen Bao's South Australia Association, he only had more than a thousand veterans and two to three thousand recruits.

The attack on Haicheng was defeated by reinforcements; the Battle of Taohuashan relied more on Zheng Hongkui's troops; and the Battle of Liushizhai was completely won by tricking the Qing army into death. After several battles,

, the combat effectiveness of the unit has improved. This is true, as evidenced by the fact that it was able to defeat the Qing army in the field in the Battle of Tong'an. But in the final analysis, the problem of new recruits still exists, even if Shi Lang, Huang Ting came to attach it, Zheng Chenggong was able to sweep through Chaozhou during his attack

The local bandits from all walks of life did encounter Hao Shangjiu, but they still ended up in a sudden attack on the city and were forced to escape the siege.

Due to the emergence of Chen Kai, Zheng Chenggong's troops are much stronger than in history, whether in terms of weapons, equipment, number of soldiers, or achievements. However, the leftist army, mainly composed of veterans of the Zheng family, is

The combat effectiveness of Pioneer Town, Assistance and Suppression Left Town, and Youchong Town is still better than the average level of the army, which is why Shi Lang will inevitably look down upon them.

"According to uncle's wishes?"

"The Zheng family is originally two brothers, one in the north and one in the south. No matter who wins in the end, the Zheng family will have a minimum explanation. We, the Shi family, also have to leave a way out, just like we shouldn't be all in one.
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